Charging on horse [Archive] - Wizards Community

Charging on horse [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Stealth_Ninja
12-04-05, 01:36 AM Hey guys,
New question, this is for my cavalier friend, it says in the books that with charging, you can attack and overun and trample as part of a charge.. but we saw some complaints in a dragon magazine.. so what all can you do with a charge?
WolfHati
12-04-05, 01:55 AM No because you can't take a full round action and a standard action in the same turn. Even though ride-by attack grants you movement after the charge, you can't use overrun and thus trample as this would count as a standard action, and you've already taken a full-round action.
Stealth_Ninja
12-04-05, 01:58 AM Thanks, so you can do one of the three, thats kinda what we thought, but you know, never hurts to dream, I mean... hhehehe, attack with lance, knock prone, attack with horse.. it's be pretty sweet.
WolfHati
12-04-05, 02:15 AM To add a little more, you can only charge while mounted if your mount is charging, and since overrun is a standard action and not a melee attack, the horse can't overrun the person as part of the charge, but the horse still makes a normal melee hoof attack with the charge bonus.
kjenks
12-04-05, 09:27 AM The Main 3.5e FAQ strongly implies that your mount can't attack during a Ride-by Attack. See the Flyby Attack vs. Ride-by Attack FAQ entry.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Stealth_Ninja 12-04-05, 01:36 AM	Hey guys, New question, this is for my cavalier friend, it says in the books that with charging, you can attack and overun and trample as part of a charge.. but we saw some complaints in a dragon magazine.. so what all can you do with a charge?
WolfHati 12-04-05, 01:55 AM	No because you can't take a full round action and a standard action in the same turn. Even though ride-by attack grants you movement after the charge, you can't use overrun and thus trample as this would count as a standard action, and you've already taken a full-round action.
Stealth_Ninja 12-04-05, 01:58 AM	Thanks, so you can do one of the three, thats kinda what we thought, but you know, never hurts to dream, I mean... hhehehe, attack with lance, knock prone, attack with horse.. it's be pretty sweet.
WolfHati 12-04-05, 02:15 AM	To add a little more, you can only charge while mounted if your mount is charging, and since overrun is a standard action and not a melee attack, the horse can't overrun the person as part of the charge, but the horse still makes a normal melee hoof attack with the charge bonus.
kjenks 12-04-05, 09:27 AM	The Main 3.5e FAQ strongly implies that your mount can't attack during a Ride-by Attack. See the Flyby Attack vs. Ride-by Attack FAQ entry.